Before Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Megan Thee Stallion, there was the trailblazing Missy Elliott. In the late '90s and early 2000s, Elliott stood out with her unique brand of hip-hop in a genre that was ...

Missy Elliott has a message for her supporters after she set a new record. Elliott recently became the first female rapper to have six consecutive platinum studio albums. On X, Elliott addressed her ...

Missy Elliott said her hit “Get Ur Freak On” was nearly left off her album because Timbaland was too tired to keep producing in the studio. Missy Elliott nearly scrapped her now-iconic anthem “Get Ur ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Global superstar Missy Elliott continues to give back to her hometown city of Portsmouth, Virginia, which is where it all started for the singer. In 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin ...

Missy Elliott has successfully resolved a protracted legal battle with producer Terry Williams, ending years of contentious litigation that threatened to overshadow her legendary career. The iconic ...

Missy Elliott's seven-year legal battle with a former musical collaborator came to an end on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, when a federal judge brokered a settlement mere minutes before jury selection in a ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Missy Elliott is a legend, the best-selling female rapper of all time and the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Born in 1971 in Virginia, Melissa Arnette Elliott began making ...

“I was always just different,” reflected Missy Elliott to Brooklyn White in her 2023 ESSENCE cover interview. Despite her alternative approach to beauty, “I never even thought, ‘let me try to do the ...